Sacred Monsters
Was lucky to get free tics from Sandy's friend Austin, who actually bought the 2nd most ex tics to catch Sacred Monsters here in Singapore, a part of the Singapore Arts Fest, unfortunately he couldnt make it and I got to benefit :)
What surprised me that apparently Singapore's Art Fest is rated the 2nd best of its kind in Asia, trailing behind Japan's, that I didnt even know! And he actually wanted to come to Singapore just for this Arts festival from Taiwan!
From fearing that I would fall asleep in this dance performance to being totally memerised and inspired. Straight 90 mins just breezed past without me realising as my eyes were glued to the stage. With haunting vocals and indian traditional music at the background, chinese and indian dance forms infused into modern ballet by this incredible duo, the effect was AMAZING! They had 3 rounds of standing ovation at the end of the performance, which is rare here in Singapore.
Intro:
SACRED MONSTERS will bring together Sylvie Guillem and Akram Khan in an exciting exploration of the boundaries between two great classical dance forms, kathak and ballet, with additional choreography by Lin Hwai-min, Artistic Director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Taiwan and kathak guru, Gauri Sharma Tripathi, as well as live music specially created for them by Philip Sheppard. FYI: Sylvie Guillem is perhaps the world’s most celebrated ballerina.
Ballet Reviews:
Did I say that the dancing was fabulous? It's more than fabulous, particularly in the duets choreographed by Khan. In the first of these the pair join hands and create a looping Moebius strip of movement, their arms as soft as newly rolled pastry. In the last, Guillem wraps her legs around Khan's waist and the two of them sway and weave like mating cobras - an erotic temple-carving made flesh. The music, from sources as diverse as the avant-garde Czech violinist Iva Bittova and the Corsican composer Toni Casalonga, is intriguing and atmospheric.
Watch a snippet for yourself here:
This is definately the BEST dance performance I have ever seen in my life, thank you Austin!
What surprised me that apparently Singapore's Art Fest is rated the 2nd best of its kind in Asia, trailing behind Japan's, that I didnt even know! And he actually wanted to come to Singapore just for this Arts festival from Taiwan!
From fearing that I would fall asleep in this dance performance to being totally memerised and inspired. Straight 90 mins just breezed past without me realising as my eyes were glued to the stage. With haunting vocals and indian traditional music at the background, chinese and indian dance forms infused into modern ballet by this incredible duo, the effect was AMAZING! They had 3 rounds of standing ovation at the end of the performance, which is rare here in Singapore.
Intro:
SACRED MONSTERS will bring together Sylvie Guillem and Akram Khan in an exciting exploration of the boundaries between two great classical dance forms, kathak and ballet, with additional choreography by Lin Hwai-min, Artistic Director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Taiwan and kathak guru, Gauri Sharma Tripathi, as well as live music specially created for them by Philip Sheppard. FYI: Sylvie Guillem is perhaps the world’s most celebrated ballerina.
Ballet Reviews:
Did I say that the dancing was fabulous? It's more than fabulous, particularly in the duets choreographed by Khan. In the first of these the pair join hands and create a looping Moebius strip of movement, their arms as soft as newly rolled pastry. In the last, Guillem wraps her legs around Khan's waist and the two of them sway and weave like mating cobras - an erotic temple-carving made flesh. The music, from sources as diverse as the avant-garde Czech violinist Iva Bittova and the Corsican composer Toni Casalonga, is intriguing and atmospheric.
Watch a snippet for yourself here:
This is definately the BEST dance performance I have ever seen in my life, thank you Austin!
2 Comments:
wah...i also wanna go!!!
i saw the calendar for art fests, great varieties to choose from...
enjoy on my behalf & i will catch it from ur bloggie ;)
By Chin, At 5:07 AM
excuse me, u forgot to mention me or my blog
By Shahrin- Twisted Life, At 12:55 AM
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